A utility knife with a short, strong replaceable blade.
‘He had a Stanley knife and two craft knives in his tackle box.’
‘She told her husband what was happening, describing how the terrorists had knives and box-cutters - small pocket blades similar to Stanley knives.’
‘We chased him but then he turned around to face us and pulled out a Stanley knife and slid the blade forward.’
‘The McCarthys, who reported the matter to the gardaí, believe that the damage was caused by a blade similar to a Stanley knife.’
‘They threatened the man, who was in the house on his own, with a Stanley knife and a screwdriver then tied him up with telephone cable, placing a bag over his head so he couldn't see what was going on.’
‘There were three or four people involved in the attack and the victim, who was in the house on his own, was threatened with a Stanley knife and a screwdriver during his ordeal.’
‘The prosecution said he was convicted of wounding with intent with a knife 17 years ago, wounding with a Stanley knife in 1994 and wounding with a bottle in 2000.’
‘Sources are said to have reported that workers preparing vegetables and fresh fruit around Britain were being kept under control by gangmasters armed with Stanley knives and guns.’
‘They started to cut the carpet with Stanley knives because it was so big to remove it.’
‘‘Col got out his Stanley knife,’ a workmate said.’
‘The 31-year-old man, who was too frightened to be named, said the men ‘came out of nowhere’ and one of them pulled out a blue Stanley knife.’
‘‘He followed her into another room, smashing furniture as he went, and then picked up a Stanley knife,’ said Mr Cunningham.’
‘It comes in sheets, which can be cut to fit with a Stanley knife, and needs a 10 mm expansion gap around the edge of the room and 5mm between the boards.’
‘At the time of his arrest the Defendant was in possession of a Stanley knife and he was then further arrested for having a bladed article in a public place which is a recordable offence.’
‘A huge array of weapons, ranging from knuckledusters to a meat cleaver and a Stanley knife, were used in the fight, which left one man with a punctured lung.’
‘He had been at All Saints school until he was expelled aged 15 for throwing a Stanley knife at a fellow pupil in Design and Technology class.’
‘The Stanley knife can become a weapon of mass destruction.’
‘Mr Groves was slashed down his left arm with a Stanley knife.’
‘There are the multiple slash wounds done with a Stanley knife.’
‘It was like somebody had slashed my face with a Stanley knife.’
Origin
Late 19th century named after the manufacturer, The Stanley Rule and Level Company (now The Stanley Works).
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